Laughter prescribed: Aoife’s Clown Doctors bringing joy to sick children

Following the death of their daughter, the Hendrick family began fundraising for clown doctors after they disappeared during the recession. Now, Aoife’s Clown Doctors are expanding outside Dublin, as they spread their dose of joy, writes Nuala Woulfe.

The New Year is always a time for hopes, dreams and wishes and, for sick children and their parents, things are will become a little brighter, as 2019 sees a new children’s hospital clown service spread from Dublin to the West of Ireland and, hopefully, nationwide.